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SIJ Acroni joins slag bike track partnership
Written by Global Slag staff
03 December 2020
Slovenia: Steel producer SIJ Acroni has partnered with construction company Batt Crew, non-governmental organisation (NGO) Dejmo, the Olympic Committee of Slovenia Association of Sports Federations (NOCSLO) and the Slovenian Steel Group for a “one-of-a-kind” project to construct five Olympic standard pump tracks – jump circuits for BMX bikes – from steel slag.
The company will supply 10,000t of black slag in various grain sizes to five sites across the country, and all of the tracks are scheduled for completion in 2022. The partners share “one common vision: to have a pump track in every municipality,” according to the producer. It said that the project “follows the principles of circular economy, because it creatively uses slag, a by-product of steel production, to build pump tracks. It enables the partners in the project of sports infrastructure for all to contribute towards reducing the consumption of natural resources.”
SIJ Group senior vice-president Tibor Šimonka said, “The 20 outdoor gyms, which were development and built by the efforts of our colleagues, will soon be joined by five slag pump tracks constructed by us and our partners, where members of the local communities all across Slovenia will be able to test their minds of steel."
DB Group supplies Cemfree concrete to Environment Agency flood defence project in the UK
Written by Global Slag staff
23 November 2020
UK: DB Group has supplied its Cemfree concrete product to a site in Birmingham, West Midlands for use by the Environment Agency in a flood defence project. It says that the agency will use the concrete “for kerb bedding and backing over several kilometres in conjunction with various recycled products in an effort to reduce the projects’ carbon footprint.” Cemfree is a low carbon concrete made using ground blast furnace slag (GGBS) and pulverised fly ash.
SULB Company extends steel mill services contract with Harsco Environmental
Written by Global Slag staff
06 November 2020
Bahrain: Angles and beams producer SULB Company has renewed its steel mill services contract with US-based Harsco Environmental. The supplier has held the contract since 2012.
Harsco Environmental vice president and chief operating officer (COO) Russ Mitchell said, “We are pleased to continue working with SULB. It is an innovative customer which has leveraged our sustainable solutions to maximise environmental benefit and return valuable raw material into production. The multiple renewals speak to the mutual trust and understanding which has been forged with SULB over a long-term and meaningful working relationship.”
Paul Wurth celebrates 150 Years of Excellence
Written by Global Slag staff
06 November 2020
Luxembourg: Paul Wurth marked its 150th anniversary on 4 November 2020 by expressing its thanks to “Customers and partners for the faith they have placed in us and in our technologies during so many years. From supplying metal structures to local steelmakers at the beginnings to the present transformation of the industry towards decarbonised production processes, the prime objective of our business strategy has always been to listen to our customers and meet their requirements with added-value solutions.”
The group also expressed its hope for a “safe situation and positive mood” in which to connect with customers to “celebrate this important anniversary in a festive way, even with half a year of delay,” in mid-2021.
Ash Grove Cement to upgrade Port Manatee cement terminal
Written by Global Slag staff
23 September 2020
US: CRH subsidiary Ash Grove Cement says that it is undertaking an upgrade of its Port Manatee, Florida deep water cement terminal to install a high capacity FLSmidth Kovako unloader and modernise existing material transfer and electrical systems, as well as establishing self-loading capabilities. The aim of the upgrade is “to improve Ash Grove’s capacity to import cement clinker, slag and fly ash to meet the existing and future needs of customers in the Florida and South Georgia markets.
Regional president Monica Manolas said, “The underlying fundamentals in the Florida market are positive with good population and employment growth. The upgrade of the Port Manatee import terminal will expand our capabilities and strengthen our ability to meet growing demand in the region.”
The company says that construction will begin in early 2021 and the upgraded terminal will open in late 2021.